Developing and fixing camera.



E. DfJONES & S. M. COFFMAN.

DEVELOPING AND FIXING CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, 1909. 1,1 12,414, Patented sept. 29, 1914.

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DEVELOPING AND PIXING CAMERA.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

DEVELOPING AND FIXING CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 2e, 1909.

F. D. JONES L S. M. COFFMAN.

IH II FLOYD D. JONES AND SAMUEL pM. COFFMAN,

BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS. OF ONE-THIRD TO LOGAN E. BAGBY, OF

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND TWO-THIRDS TO SAID FJONES.

DEVELOPING AND :FIXING CAMERA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 28,1909.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914. Serial No. 525,188.

To all whom it may concern Y Be it known'that we, FLOYD D. JONES andSAMUEL M. CorFMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at KansasCity, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements' in Developing and Fixing Cameras,of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a developing and fixing camera, and our objectis to provide a camera of this character whereby pictures may be rapidlytaken, and developed and fixed immediately after being taken..

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawings, in which: y

Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of the invention onlineI-I of Fig.4. Fig. 2 is an irregular broken vertical section on lineII-II of Fig. 7. horizontal section on line III-HI of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 isa horizontal section on line IV- IV of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section online V--V of Fig. 8, with some of the parts removed. Fig. G is a sectionon line VI-VI of Fig. 4. Fig. 'l is a section on line V-V of Fig. 8.vFig. 8 is a cross section on line VIII-VIH of Fig. 1, and Fig. 9 is across section on line IX-IX of Fig. 1, showing some of the movable partsdrawn backward to their rearmost position.

In carrying out the invention we employ an L-shaped case 1, divided intoan upper compartment 2, an intermediate compartment 8,- and a lowercompartment 4, by partitions 5 andG. The upper portion of the casepreferably separable from the lower portion along line a, Fig. 5, sothat it may be removed and placed in a horizontal position upon saidlower portion for convenience in shipping. vl/hen set up ready for usethe two parts may be rigidly secured together by screws or ,otherfastening devices not Shown.

'f' designates a pair ofstandards only one being shown in the uppercompartment 2, carrying a removably-mounted shaft 8, upon which a rollof sensitized material 9 is mounted. Said. sensitized material. may bethe customary printing paper or film, and access is had to the interiorof the compart- Fig. 3 is a detail:

ment 2 for the purpose ofpl'acing material therein, by a lid 10,securedj'to'the front of the case by hinges 11, and normally locked atits opposite side by a button 12 carried by the case. l

13 designates a camera of vany suitable make, which is secured incompartment 3 to Apartition 6 by a screw 14. Compartment 3 has anopening 15 at its front vside through which the bellows of the cameramay be drawn when a picture is to be taken. Said compartment 8 also hasa sight-opening at its rear side through whichv the operator ymay takeobservations to properly focus an image upon the ground-glass 'of thecamera. Said lopening also provides means whereby laccess may be had tothe free part of the sensitized material after being passed between theguide-rollers 16 in the compartment 2, sothat it may bevpased downwardbetween a pair of feed-rollers 1T in compartment 4. The sight-opening,above referred to, vis normally closed'by a door 18 secured to the upperrear portion of the case by hinges 19, and provided at its free lowerend with a turn-button 20, whereby it mav be locked in closed position.

Feed-rollers 17 are journaled in 'the sides of the'case and providedwith a pair of inter meshing cog-wheels 21 one of which intermeshes witha large cog-wheel fixed to a shaft 23, extending outward through abearing 24 fixed to the adjacent side of the case. Shaft 23 is providedat its outer end with a knob 25 having an integral sleeve 26whichslidingly-embraces the reduced portionl 2T of bearing 24, the knobbeing normally held in its outermost position by an expansion spring 28,interposed between said knob and the reduced end of the bearing, seeFig. Cog-wheel 22 is provided with an aperture 2.9 through which a stud8O projects for' the purpose of normally locking said cog-wheel fromrotation..

31 designates a lever pivotally mounted at its lower end upon a pin 32and extending through a guide 38, located adjacent its upper portion.The free end of said lever is normally held in forward position by aspring 34, Fig. 5, to overlap the cog-wheel 22 and thus prevent it frombeing pushed out of engagement with the stud 30 .by linward pressure onthe knob 25.

35 designates a vessel removably-located in compartment 4 and dividedinto chambers 5 36 and 37, for the reception of a developing mountedupon a screw 41, so that it may be swung into and out of engagement withthe catches 40. Vessel 35 is held from lateral movement in compartment 4by two rails 42 extending inwardly from the sides of said compartment,and said vessel is prevented from moving vertically by the bottom of thecompartment 4, the rails 42 and a pair of studs 43 which latter projectfrom the sides of the vessel and engage the undersides of the rails,which are provided at their forward ends with depending shoulders 44,against which the studs Contact and thus limit the forward movement ofthe vessel.

Access is had to compartment 4 for the re moval of vessel 35 or its lid38, through an opening in the upper and rear portions of saidcompartment, which opening is, nor mally closed by a cover 45, securedto the upper portion of the compartment by hinges 46, and provided atits lower free end with a turn-button 47 whereby it may be locked inclosed position. When cover 45 is open, the vessel may be slid outward.through the rear of the compartment by grasping and drawing rearwardlyon a handle 48 secured to the rear end of the vessel. Cover 45 is heldin an open position by a retractile spring 49 secured at its terminals.to lugs 50 and 51, secured, respectively, to the cover and the adjacentside of compartment 4.

52 designates a sightfopening in the up per portion of cover 45, throughwhich the process of fixing the picture may be observed when lid 38 isremoved from the vessel 35, said sight-opening 52 being closed by a paneof red glass 53 to protect the picture from the natural light.

That portion of the sensitized material containing the picture issevered from the remaining material by a pair of shears consisting of ablade 54, and ablade 55, which latter is pivotally secured at one end tothe former by a screw 56, see Fig. 4. Blade 54 is slidably mounted in apair of grooved rails 57 secured to the inner vsides of compartment 4,and one of which is provided near its forward end with a shoulder 58,against which the rear side of blade 54 normally abuts, see Figs. 3, 4,and 7. Shoulder 58 assists in normally holding the shears in positionfor the sensitized paper to pass downward between the blades thereof inits passage to the developing bath, see Fig. 1.

Blade 54 is secured to the forward portion of a slidable tube 60,extending through the rear end of compartment 4, and provided at itsouter terminal with a depending pin 61. 62 designates a transverse armfor actuating blade 55 to which it is connected by a link 63. Said armis secured at one end to a tube 64 slidingly-extending through tube 60,and provided at its outer end with a knob 65 swiveled thereto, so thatsaid knob may turn as hereinafter described, without turning the tube.

66 designates a resilient gripper secured to arm 62, and provided at itsends with pins 67, which enter recesses 68 in blade 54 when the gripperis drawn forward for the purpose of impaling the sensitized materialupon the pins 67, andl gripping said material. between the gripper 66andthe adjacent edge of blade 54, preparatory to severing that portionof the sensitized material containing the picture.

69 designates a resilient releasing device secured to the gripper forthe purpose of disengaging the sensitized material from the pins 67, seeFig. 4.

70 designatesan arm for submerging the picture in the xing bath or fluidin chamber 37. Said arm 1s fixed to a rod 71 'extending through tube 64and secured at its outer end to knob 65 whereby it is actuated. Arm 70is normally held in the raised position shown in Figs. 1 and 9 by a hook72 fixed to arm 62.

73 designates a latch pivotally secured to a lug 74 Xed to the forwardend of tube 64, and provided with a spring 75 for normally holding thehook-shaped end 76 of the latch in the path of arm 62 so that when thelatter is drawn backward to actuate blade 55 and the gripper 66, it willbe engaged by said hook-end 76 until automatically released by a linger77.

rllhe operation, briefly stated, is as follows: The lid is removed fromvessel 35, so that after a picture has been taken the sensitizedmaterial may be fed downward into the developing bath by thefeed-rollers, which are rotated the necessary number of revolutions byturning the cog-wheel 22 one revolution. The turning of cogwheel 22 isaccomplished by pushing inward on knob 25 until said cog-wheel clearsthe stud 30. The cogfwheel is then turned by the knob until aperture 29registers with the stud 30, over which the cog-wheel is automaticallydrawn to lock the same by outward pressure of spring 28 upon the knob25. After the sensitized material containing the picture is fed rintothe developing bath it is severed from the remainder of the sensitizedmaterial by drawing blade 55 backward upon the blade 54, which isaccomplished by drawing arm 62 backward through the intermediacy of tube64 and knob 65. During the foregoing operation, blade 54 is heldstationary by shoulder 58 on the grooved rail 57. As arm 62 movesbackward it carries the gripper 66 therewith, so that the pins 67 willpass through the sensitized material in their passage to recesses 68,and thus reliably hold the sensitized material durin and after thedeveloping process. After tie gripper has firmly forced the sensitizedmaterial against the adjacent edge of blade 54 it is lockedin thisposition by latch 73 engaging armA 62. When arm 62 is drawn backward, asdescribed, it releases lever 31 so that the same will be drawn backwardby spring 34 to overlap the cog-wheel 22, to prevent the same from beingpushed inward to clear the stud 30, until the process of developing andfixing the picture has been completed. After the picture has beendeveloped it is drawn backward to the fixing bath by blade 54 and thegripper 66 actuated by one end of arm 62 pushing the end of tube 60,said blade having been previously lifted above shoulder 58 by downwardpressure on knob 65. As the parts near the end of their backwardmovement, latch 73 contacts with the inclined portion of finger 77 andis released thereby from arm 62, see dotted lines, in Fig. 5. Thepicture may now be released by gripping pin 6l with the forefinger andpressing forward with thumb upon the knob 65 to force the same againstthe pin. The forward movement of the knob carries arm 62, blade 55, andthe gripper 66 forward and away from blade 54 so that the free ends ofthe resilient releasing device G9 may spring backward and disengage thepicture from the pins 67. Thus released, the picture drops upon thesurface of the fixing fluid, and is submerged therein by turning knob 65to depress the free end of arm 70 to the dotted position shown in Fig.9, and thereby cause it to submerge the picture in said fixing fluid.The knob 65 is then rotated in reverse direction to lift arm 70 intoengagement with hook 72, after which the shears and t'hearms 62 and 70are pushed forward to their normal positions by pushing forward on theknob 65 until pin 6l contacts with a bushing 78 fixed to the rear end ofcompartment 4, and in which tube 60 is slidably mounted, see Fig. 7. Asarm 62 moves forwardv it engages lever 3l and restores the same to theposition shown in Fig. 7, so that the cog-wheel 22 may be again pushedinward to clear the stud 30, when it is desired to feed another pictureto the developing bath.

Having thusdescribed our invention, what we claim is:

l. The combination with a. camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of the camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and a-fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, feed-rollersfor feeding the exposed portion of the sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, intermeshing gear wheels on the ends of the rollers fordriving the same in opposite directions, a large gear wheel normallyintermeshing with one of the first-mentioned gear wheels and providedwith an aperture, a stud projecting from the adjacent side of the casethrough said aperture, a shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in thecase and carrying said large gear wheel, a knob on the outer end of saidshaft whereby the samev may be pushed inward to disengage the large gearwheel from the stud, and means for conducting the sensitized materialfrom the developing bath to the fixing bath.

2. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of the camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and a fixingbath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, feed-rollers forfeeding the exposed portion of the sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, intermeshing gear wheels on the ends of the rollers fordriving the same in opposite directions, a large gear wheel normallyintermeshing with one of the first-mentioned gear wheels and providedwith an aperture, a stud projecting from the adjacent side of the casethrough said aperture, a shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in thecase and carrying said large gear wheel, a knob on the outer end of saidshaft whereby the same may be pushed inward to disengage the large gearwheel from the stud, resilient means pressing outward upon said knob tonormally hold the large gear-wheel in engagement with the stud, meansnormally overlapping said large gear wheel to prevent the same frombeing pushed out of engagement with the stud, and means for conductingthe sensitized material from the developing bath to the fixing bath;

3.. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor su'pporting a sensitized roll of material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in the rearof the camera for exposure, a vessel adapted tov contain a developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized mal terial,means for feeding the exposed portion of the sensitized material tosaidY developing bath, shears between the feeding means and saiddeveloping bath for severing the exposed portion of the sensitizedmaterial below said feeding means, and gripil ping means coacting withthe shears for conducting the severed portion of the sensitized materialfrom the developing bath to the fixing bath.

4. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a roll of sensitized material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material in the rear of thecamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath,a bladebetween the feeding means and the developing bath, another blade pivotedto the iirst-mentioned one to coact therewith in severing the eX- posedportion of the sensitized material below the feeding means, means foractuating said pivoted blade, and means coperating with the blades andactuating means for engaging the severed portion of the sensitizedmaterial and conductingit from the developing bath to the fixing bath.

5. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, means'for supporting a roll of sensitized material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of Asaid sensitized material immediately in therear of said camera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain adeveloping bath and a fixing bath adjacent one end `of said sensitizedmaterial, means for feeding the exposed end of said sensitized materialto said developing bath, aslidingly-Inounted blade between said feedingmeans and the developing bath, a stop in the rear of said blade fornormally holding the same stationary, a tube fixed to said blade andextending rearwardly through the case whereby said blade may bedisengaged from the stop and drawn toward the rear end of the case, ablade pivoted to the tiret-mentioned blade for coperating therewith insevering the sensitized material below the feeding means, an armlooselyconnected to said pivoted blade or-actu ating the same, an innertube secured to said arm for actuating the same and slidablyex 'tendingthrough the first-mentioned tube, a gripper secured to said arm forcoperating with the sliding blade in holding the sensitized materialpreparatory to severing the same and conducting it from the developingbath to the xing bath, an arm for submerging the severed portion of thesensitized material in the ixing bath, and a rod carrying the arm, saidrod being rotatably-mounted in the inner tube through which it extends.

6. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a roll of sensitized material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in -therear YYY"''of said camera for exposure, a vessel adapted tizedmateriahmeans for Jfeeding the exposed portion of said sensitizedmaterial to said developing bath, a slidingly-mounted blade between said'feeding inea-ns and the to contain a developing bath and a fixing.'bath adjacent one end of said sensiniiaeia case, a blade pivoted to therst-mentioned blade for cooperating therewith in severing the sensitizedmaterial below the feeding means, an arml loosely connected to said-pivoted blade for actuating the same, an

inner tube secured to said arm for actuating the same andslidably-extending through the first-mentioned tube, a gripper securedto said arm for coperating with the sliding blade in holding thesensitized material preparatory to severing the same and conducting itfrom the developing bath to the lixing bath, an arm for submerging thesevered portion of the sensitized material in the fixing bath, a latchfor engaging the arm to hold the gripper in engagement with the slidingblade, and means at the rear of the case for automatically disengagingsaid latch from the arm.

7. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of the camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and a lixingbath adjacent one end ot said sensitized material, feed-rollersfor'eeding the exposed portion of said sensitized material to saiddevolping bath, intermeshing gear wheels on the ends of the rollers fordriving the same in opposite directions, a large gear wheel intermeshingnormally with one oli'A the first-mentioned gear wheels and providedwith an aperture, a stud projecting from the adjacent side of the casenormally through said aperture, to normally lock. said large gear wheelfrom rotation, a shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in the case andcarrying said large gear wheel whereby the latter may be pushedlaterally out of engagement with the stud, and a'lever normally.overlapping said large gear wheel to hold the same from lateralmovement.

8. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting` sensitized material immediately in the rear of thecamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, feed-rollersfor feeding the exposed portion of said sensitized material to thedeveloping bath, intermeshing gear wheels on the ends of the rollers fordriving the same in opposite directions, a large gear wheel intermeshingnormally with one of the first-mentioned gear-wheels and provided withan aperture, a stud projecting from the adjacent side of the case tonormallypass the large gear wheel whereby the latter may be movedlaterally out of engagement with the stud, a knob on the outer end ofsaid shaft whereby the same maybe pushed inward, and means normallyoverlapping said large gear-wheel to prevent the same from being pushedout of engagement with the stud.

9. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in thc roar of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said bath, a cutter forsevering the sensitized material between said feeding means and saiddevelopng bath, and a gripper ,adapted to coperate with the cutter inconductingthe sensitized material -from the developing bath to thefixing bath.

10. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of saidcamera. for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain adeveloping bath and aixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath,meansfor conducting the sensitized material from the developing bath tothe fixing bat-h, a catch on said conducting' means, and an arm forsubmerging the sensitized material in the fixing-bath, said arm beingnormally held in an inoperative position by the catch.

ll. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of the camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted-to contain a developing bath adjacent oneend of said sensitized material, :feed-rollers for feeding the exposedportion of the sensitized material to said developing bath, a handlecapable of movement in two directions, means normally locking saidhandle immovable as regards movement in one direction, a second meansnormally 'preventing the handle from being moved in the other direction,means to move the said second means to inoperative position to permitthe handle to be disengaged from the locking means, and suitableconnections whereby simultaneous movement may be transmitted in oppositedirections to said rollers by the handle when.v the latter is moved inone direction after: having been disengaged from said locking means,

l2. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized paper immediately in the rear ci the camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath adjacent oneend of said sensitized material, feed-rollers for feeding the exposedportion of the sensitized' material to said develo Jing bath, a handlecapable of movement 1n two directions, means normally locking saidhandle immovable as regards movement in one direction, a second meansnormally preventing the handle from being moved in the other direction,means to move the said second means tol inoperative position to permitthe handle to be disengaged from the locking means, suitable connectionswhereby simultaneous movement may be transmitted in opposite directionsto said rollers by the handle when the latter is moved in one directionafter having been disengaged from saidv locking means, and means wherebthe handle isl automatically rengaged Wit said locking means.

13. The combination with a camera, of" a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized paper immediately inthe rear of the camera forexposure, a vessel adapted' to contain a developing bath ad'acent oneend of said sensitized material, eed-rollers for feeding the exposedportion of the sensitized material to said developing bath, a handlecapable of movement in two directions, means normally locking saidhandle immovable as regards movement in one direction, a second meansnormally preventing the handle from being moved in the other direction,means to move the said second means to inoperative position to permitthe handle to be disengaged from the locking means, suitable connectionwhereby simultaneous movement may be transmitted in opposite directionsto said rollers by the rhandle when the latter is' moved in onediirection after having been disengaged from 3said locking means, andmeans whereby the handle is automatically rengaged with said lockingmeans to restore said second means lto operative position. 14. Thecombination with a camera, of a fcase containing the same, means forsupporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of the camera'for exposure, a` vessel adapted to contain a develo )ing bath adjacentone end of said sensitize material, feedrollers forl feedingthe exposedportion of the sensitized material to said developing bath, a handlecapable of movement in two directions, means. 'normally locking saidhandle immovable as regards movement in one direction, a. lever forpreventing movement of the handle in the other direction, means formoving the lever to inoperative position to permit the handle to bemoved and thereby unlocked from said locking means, and means wherebythe handle shall impart simultaneous movement in opposite directions tosaid feed-rollers.

I5. In a device of the character described, a handle capable of rotationand lateral movement, locking means to hold said handle normallyimmovable as regards rotary movement, movable means for preventinglateral movement of the handle in one direction to unlock the handlefrom the firstnamed means, means for moving the said movable means toinoperative position, feedrollers for feeding Vsensitized material froma source of supply and gearing normally connecting the handle and saidfeed-rollers together whereby rotary movementl imparted to the handleshall simultaneously turn said feed-rollers in opposite directions 16.In a. device of the character described, a handle capable of rotationand lateral movement, locking means to hold said handle normallyimmovable as regards rotary movement, movable means for preventinglateral movement of the handle in one direction to unlock the handlefrom the firstnamed means, means for ymoving the said movable means toinoperative position, feedrollers for feeding sensitized material,gearing normally connecting the handle and said feedrollers togetherwhereby rotary movement imparted to the handle shall simultaneously turnsaid feed-rollers in opposite directions, and means for moving saidhandle laterally after it has been completed full revolution tocause itto engage said locking means.

17. ln a device of the character described, a handle capable of rotationand lateral movement, locking means to hold said handle normallyimmovable as regards rotary movement, movable means for preventinglateral movement of the handle in one directionl to unlock the handlefrom the firstnamed means, means for moving the said movable means toinoperative position, feedrollers for feeding sensitized material,gearing connecting the handle and said feedrollers together wherebyrotary movement imparted to the handle shall simultaneously turn saidfeed-rollers inopposite directions, means for moving said handlelaterally after it has completed a full revolution to cause it to engagesaid locking means, and means to relock the handle against lateralmovement by restoring the said inoperative means to operative position.y

18. rll`he combination with a camera, of a case containing the same,means for supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixingvbath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to the developing bath, meansvfor severing the sensitized material at a point between the feedingmeans and the developing bath, a gripper comprising a relatively fixedpart of said severing means and a movable element adapted to securebetween them the upper edge of the severed portion of the sensitizedmaterial simultaneously with the severing operation, means for movingsaid gripper and the severing means rearwardly to draw the severedportion of the sensitized material from the developing bath to thefixing bath, and means for opening the gripper tofree the severedportion of the sensitized material.

19. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material' 'immediately in the rear of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, and means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath, meansfor severing the sensitized material at a point between the feedingmeans and the developing bath, a gripper comprising a part of saidrelatively-fixed severing means and a movable element adapted to securebetween them the upper edge 'of the severed portion of such sensitizedmaterial simultaneously with the severing operation, means for movingsaid gripper and the severing means rearwardly to withdraw the severedportion of the sensitized material from the developing bath to thefixing bath, said means functioning also for separating therelatively-fixed and movable elements of the gripper, to free thesevered portion ofthe sensitized material, and means to effect thecomplete submersion of the severed sensitized material in the lixingbath.

20. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supportingsensitized material immediately in the rear of said camerafor exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and a fixingbath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means for feeding theexposed sensitized material to said developing bath, means for severingthe sensitized material at a point between the feeding means and thedeveloping bath, a gripper l,comprising a relatively-xed part of saidsevering means and a movable element adapted to secure between them theupper edge of the severed portion of such sensitized materialsimultaneously withthe severing operation, means for moving said gripperand lthe severing means rearwardly to withdraw the severed portion ofthe sensitized material from the developing bath to the fixing bath saidmeans functioning also for separating the relatively-fixed and movableelements of the gripper, to free the severed portion of the sensitizedmaterial, and ineans movable with and independently of the gripper toeffect the complete submersi'on of the severed sensitized material inthe lining bath.

21. rfhe combination with a camera, of a case containing the same,gneans for supporting sensitized material immediately in MBU comprisinga relatively-fixed part of saidl severing means and a movable elementadapt- O'e D ed to secure between tliem the upper e of the severedportion of such sensitized material simultaneously with the severingoperation; said movable element comprising an arm provided with pins toimpale the upper edge of the severed portion of the severed material anda resilient device carried by said arm and adapted to press the upperedge of the severed portion of the sensitized material against the saidfixed element as said material isimpaled by said pins, means for movingsaid gripper and the severing means rearwardly to Withdraw the severedportion of the sensitized material from the developing bath to thefixing bath, said means functioning also for separating tbe relativelyfixed nd movable elements of tbe gripper, and lie resilient elementpermitted to strip the impaled material off said pins.

22. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the. rear of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath, meansfor severing the sensitized lnaterial at a point between the feedingmeans and the developing bath, agripper comprising a relatively-fixedpart of said severing means and a movable element adapted to securebetween them the upper edge ofthe severed portion of such sensitizedmaterial simultaneously with the severing operation, said .movableelement comprisinor an arm provided with pins to impale tlie upper edgeof the severed portion of the severed material and a resilient devicecarried by said arm and adapted to press the upper edge-of the severedpor tion of the sensitized material against the said fixed element assaid material is impaled by said pins, means for movingsaid gripper andthe severing means rearwardly to Withdraw the severed portion of thesensitized material fro-m the developing bath to tlie fixing bath,saidmeans serving also for separating tbe relatively-fixed and movableelements of the gripper, and the resilient element permitted to stripthe impaled material off said pins, and means for effecting tbe completesubmersion of the severed portion of the said material in the fixingbatb.

23. The combination with a camera, of a case containing tlie same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitizedmaterial, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath, meansfor severing the sensitized material at a point between' the feedingmeans and the developing bath, a gripper comprising a relatively-fixedpart of said severing means and a movable element, adapted to securebetween them the upper edge of the severed portion of such sensitizedmaterial simultaneously with the severing operation; said movableelement comprising an arm provided with pins to impale the upper edge ofthe sev ered portion of the lsevered material and a resilient devicecarried by said arm and adapted to press the upper edge of the severedportion of the sensitized material against the said fixed element assaid material is impaled by said pins, means for moving said gripper andthe severing means rearwardly to withdraw the severed portion of thesensitized material from the developing bath to the fixing bath, saidmeans serving also for separating tbe relativelyfixed and movableelements of tbe gripper, and the resilient element permitted to stripthe impaledmaterial ofi' said pins, a shaft movable with the gripper andprojecting through the rear side of the case, and an arm projecting fromsaid shaft over tbe fixing bath and said severed portion of sensitizedmaterial for forcing the latter down into the fixing bath when the shaftis turned in the proper directions.

24. Tlie.combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting sensitized material immediately in the rear of saidcamera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developing bath and afixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material, means forfeeding the exposed sensitized material to said developing bath, meansfor severing the sensitized material at a point between the feedingmeans and the developing bath, a gripper Ycomprising a relatively-fixedpartvof said severing means and a movable element, adapted to securebetween them the upper edge of the severed portion of such sensitizedmaterial simultaneously with -the severing operation; said movableelement Cornprising an arm provided with pins to impale the upper edgeof the severed portion of the severed material and a resilient del vicecarried by said arm and adapted to press the upper edge of the severedportion of the sensitized material against tbe said fixed element assaid material is impaled by said pins, means for moving said gripforseparating the relatively-fixed and movable element of the gripper, andthe resilient element permitted to strip the impaled material od saidpins, a shaft movable withvthe gripper and projecting through the rearside over the fixing bath and Said severed portion of sensitizedmaterial for-forcing the later down into the -fixing bath when the shaftis turned in the proper directions, and a yielding means for lockingsaid Varm in its elevated or inoperative position when the shaft isreversely turned.

25. 'lhe combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a sensitized roll of material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material inmediately in the rearof the camera for exposure, a ves'sel adapted to contain a developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,-meansfor feeding the exposed portion of the sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, shears betweenl the feeding means and said developingbath for shearing the exposed portion of the sensitized niaterial belowsaid feeding means, means including a part of said shears to grip thematerial as the latter'is severed, means for moving the shears and saidv.gripping means to draw the severed sensitized material from thedeveloping bath to the fixing bath, and means to ,open the shears andfree the sensitized material from the gripping means.

26.` fhe combination with a camera, ofa case containing the same, meansfor supporting a sensitized roll of material in said case, means forsupporting a Aportion of said sensitized material immediately in tlierear of the camera for exposure, vessel adapted to contain a developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,means for feeding the exposed portion of the sensitized material to-saiddeyeloping bath, shears between the feeding e means and said' developingbath for severing the exposed portion of the sensi-tized'matei'ial belowsaid feeding means, means including a part of said shears to grip( thepaper as the latter is severed, means for 5 moving the shears and saidgripper means to conduct the severed sensitized material from thedeveloping bath to the fixing bath, means to simultaneously open theyshears and free the sensitized material from the o gripper means, andmeans to effect the com-4 5 porting of the case, an arm projecting fromsaid shaft Lirama to contain a developing bath and fixing bath adjacentone end of said sensitizedY matei-dal, means for'feeding the exposedportion of the sensitized material to said developing bath, shearsbetween the :feeding means and said developing bath foi` severing theexposed portion of the sensitized material below said feeding means,means including a part of said shears to grip the paper as the latter issevered, means for moving the shears .and said gripper means, to conductthe severed sensitized material from the developing bath to the ixiiigbath, means to simultaneously open the shears and free the sensitizedmaterial from the gripper means, and means movable -with the grippermeans, to effect the complete submersion of the severed portion of thesensitized material in the fixing bath.

28. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a sensitized roll of material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in tbe rearof the 7camera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,means for feeding the exposed poi'- tion of the sensitized material tosaid developing bath, severing means comprising a slidable part, atransverse blade secured to said part, a movable blade pivoted to oneend of the transverse blade, a part movable with and bearing a slidablerelation to said slidable part, an arm projecting from the inner end ofthe said second slidable part, a link pivotally connecting said arm withthe pivoted blade, pins projecting from said arm toward the saidtransverse blade. and a spring ,secured to said arm with its terminalsnormally rearward of the vertical plane of the points of said pins andadapted for pressing the severed portion of the sensitized materialagainst the said transverse blade and for stripping such paper from thepins after being transferred from the developing bath to the xing bath.

29. 'lhe combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a roll of sensitized material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in the rearof said camera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developingbath and a i'iaiing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,means for feeding the exposed end of said sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, movable means for severing and gripping the sensitizedmaterial between the feeding means and the .developing prising atransverse gripping blade, a pivoted blade, and a movable gripping meanslinked bath, coin- Aso er transverse blade andthe pivoted bla e andtogether, means to simultaneously move the pivoted blade and movablegripping means toward the transverse blade, and a stop to preventrearward movement of the transverse blade when the pivoted bladev andthe said stop and transverse blade being relatively movable to permitthe former and the pivoted blade and the gripping means ,to be movedrearward together.

30. The combination with a camera, of a Case containing the same, meansfor supporting a roll of sensitized material in said case, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in the rearof said camera for exposure, a vessel adapted to contain a developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,means for feeding the exposed end of said sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, movable means for severing and gripping the sensitizedmaterial between the feeding means and the developing bath, comprising atransverse cutting and gripping blade, a pivoted cutting blade, and amovable gripping means linked together, means to simultaneously movethe' pivoted blade and movable gripping means toward the said itransverse blade, a stop to prevent rearward movement of the saidlast-named blade, when the said pivoted blade and gripping means ismoved toward the same; said stop and transverse` blade being relativelymovable to permit the former and the pivoted blade and ripping means tobe moved rearward toget and means for lookin` said the gripping means inclosed relation during suoli rearward movement.

31. The combination with a camera, of a case containing the same, meansfor supporting a roll of sensitized material in said oase, means forsupporting a portion of said sensitized material immediately in the rearof said camera for exposure, a vessel adapted to containa developingbath and a fixing bath adjacent one end of said sensitized material,means for feeding the exposed end of said sensitized material to saiddeveloping bath, movable means for severing and gri ping the sensitizedmaterial between t e feeding means and the developing bath, comprising atransverse cutting and grlppmg blade, a pivoted cutting blade, and amovable gripping means linked together, means to simultaneously movevthe pivoted blade and movable gripping means toward the said transverseblade, a stop to prevent rearward movement of the said last-named bladewhen the said pivoted blade and gripping means is moved toward the same,said stop and transverse blade being relatively movable to permit theformer and the pivoted blade and gripping means to be moved rearwardtogether, means locking said transverse blade gripping means are moved.toward the same gi,

and the pivoted blade and the gripping means 1n closed relation.d-uiing`such-reaiward movement, and means to trip said lock? f bladeand gripping means was closed to be reversely operated and reopen ,theshears and separate the gripping means and transverse blade.

32. In a device of the character described, a case, a reciprocatory parttherein, a cutting and gripping blade therein and secured to said part,a cutting blade pivoted to the firstnamed blade, a part movable with andslidable on the reciprocatory part, gripping means `carried by saidslidable part forward of said cutting and gripping blade, and a linkpivotally connecting said gripping means and said pivoted blade.

33. In a device of the character described, acase, a reciprocatory parttherein, a cutting and gripping blade therein and secured to said part,a cutting blade pivoted to the irstnamed blade, a part movable with andslidable in the reciprocatory part, gripping means carried by saidslidable part forward of said cutting and gripping blade, and providedWith pins projecting toward thelatter, means whereby movement of saidslidable part shall operate the pivoted blade, and means toautomatically strip material impaled upon the pins from the latter whenlroved away from the cutting and gripping ade.

34. In a device of the character described, a case, a reciprocatory parttherein, a cutting and gripping blade therein and secured to said part,a cutting blade pivoted to the first-named blade, a part movable withand slidable on the reciprocatory part, gripping means carried by saidslidable part forward of said cutting and gripping means, a linkpivotally connecting said gripping means and said pivoted blade, andmeans movable with said slidable part, for forcin downward the materialstripped from sai pins.

35. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means forcontaining baths of developing and xing solutions, means for feeding astrip of sensitized material into the developing'bath, and a combinedknife and gri per mounted to reciprocate above said bat s and operativeto first sever a section of material from the strip and to grip thesame, and to subsequently transfer the severed section of material fromthe developing to the fixin bath.

36. In a machine of the o ass described, the combination of relativelystationary means for containing baths of developing and xing solutions,means for feeding a strip of sensitized material into the developingbath, a combined strip severing and gripping means comprising a knifeand a gripper guided to reciprocate above said baths, the

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